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Mark 12 nuclear bomb
There was a planned W-12 warhead variant which would have been used with the RIM-8 Talos missile, but it was cancelled prior to introduction into service. A North American FJ-4 Fury carrying a Mk 12 ...
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First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Warhead Produced In The U.S. In 35 Years Is Now “Weapon-Ready”
The W78 warhead is said to have a yield of 335 kilotons. It is unclear what the W87-1’s exact will be, but the original W87 warhead has a reported baseline yield of 300 kilotons. The follow-on ...
Yahoo News18d
First Plutonium Pit For Nuclear Warhead Produced In The U.S. In 35 Years Is Now “Weapon-Ready”
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced the completion of the first weapon-ready example of a vital component for the W87-1 warhead. The component, ...
The New York Times27d
China Says It Launched a Rocket With a Dummy Warhead Into the Pacific
By Chris Buckley Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan China launched an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead that landed in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the country’s defense ...
Jane's Information Group6d
AUSA 2024: US Army's new shoulder-launched AT4CS Tandem Warhead breaks cover
(Janes/Dan Wasserbly) Saab showcased its shoulder-launched AT4 Confined Space Tandem Warhead (AT4CS TW) at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2024 conference in Washington ...
Al Jazeera English27d
China says test-launched ICBM with ‘dummy warhead’ into Pacific
The ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, was launched by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force at 8.44am (00:55 GMT) on Wednesday and “fell into expected sea areas”, the Chinese ...
Yahoo13d
U.S. finds new use for warheads of unexploded nuclear bombs — and it solves two major problems at once
Technicians inside a government lab in Tennessee are recycling unused nuclear warheads with a process that involves a cauldron heated to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, as described by CNN. The purpose ...
Jane's Information Group22d
ADEX 2024: STM completes development of anti-tank warhead for Kargu loitering munition
Turkish company STM displayed a Kargu loitering munition fitted with a model of a new interchangeable anti-tank warhead at the Azerbaijan International Defence Exhibition (ADEX) held in Baku from ...
ABC News27d
China test-fires ICBM with 'dummy' warhead, after Biden touts US relationship with Japan, South Korea
The People's Liberation Army launched the ICBM carrying a "dummy warhead" into the "high seas" at about 8:44 in the morning, the Chinese Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The missile ...
Sydney Morning Herald19d
What if one of Iran’s missiles carried a nuclear warhead? That possibility isn’t far off
What if one of those missiles had been tipped with a nuclear warhead — a warhead whose construction Western intelligence agencies, even Mossad, had somehow missed? If nothing else, it would have ...
scmp.com26d
With launch into Pacific Ocean, China tests ICBM that could reach the US mainland
An ICBM typically has a range greater than 5,500km (3,420 miles) and is designed to carry nuclear warheads. China tests ICBM capable of reaching US mainland with launch into Pacific Ocean The defe ...